A village-wide clean-up will be held on Friday, April 19, in conjunction with the 8th annual state-wide Canal Clean Sweep. Students and faculty from Whitehall High School are expected to participate in the clean-up and members of the public are encouraged to lend a helping help by picking up any litter in the community. Village [...]
Events at Sr. meal center announced
A representative from the American Cancer Society will speak to Whitehall area seniors next week. Audrey Shaw of the American Cancer Society will speak about the Road to Recovery Program, which is a service that drives cancer patients to their treatments if they do not have transportation, The service is free and volunteer driven. She [...]
Seminar on senior legal issues offered
The Glens Fall Aging Well Forum will host an educational seminar on senior related legal issues at the Whitehall Senior Meal Site at American Legion Post 83 at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 16. Local attorneys will discuss a number of topics such as wills, powers of attorney, health care directives and the protection of [...]
Special program for seniors to be held Dec. 13
The Washington County Council for Prevention will host a special program for area seniors on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the Whitehall Senior Meal Site at American Legion Post 83 onMain Street. This program will include information on a variety of topics pertinent to seniors, including depression and substance abuse. Advanced reservations for lunch and the [...]
Sheriffs to speak to seniors
Scott Stark from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit and his canine companion Nassie will be at the Washington County Meal Site at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 at the American Legion on 148 Main Street in Whitehall. Seniors are invited to come by for lunch and a demonstration of Nassie’s crime fighting [...]
Shoppers expected to throng to town-wide yard sale
In a little over a week,Whitehall’s streets and by-ways will be transformed into a bustling market place as the Town-Wide Yard Sale returns on Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 3 though Sept. 5. The event is organized by the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce and typically features several dozen sales throughout the community. Carol Matheny, the event’s [...]
Whitehall “Shadowing” program set
By Bill Toscano It’s an easy downhill walk from Whitehall Elementary School to Whitehall Central School, but for sixth-graders leaving sixth grade for seventh in the other building, it can seem like scaling a cliff. That’s why, after the winter break, each of the 58 sixth-graders will get a chance to spend a full [...]
It’s not too early to think…Christmas
Christmas bazaar The Sylvan Star/Skenesborough Chapter No. 122 Order of the Eastern Star, located at 95 North Street in Granville, will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20. Featured will be new Christmas items and items suitable for Christmas gifts. Lunch will be available. For more [...]
Holiday Craft Fair at the Center
The Castleton Community Center will be holding its annual Holiday Craft Fair Saturday, Nov. 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Twenty-two vendors will have tables full of handmade clothing, decorations, craft and food items including jams and jellies, woodcrafts, candles, maple products, crocheted, knitted and quilted items, wreaths and Christmas decorations, weaving, jewelry and [...]






VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]